After a state-owned Chinese oil company towed a rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea on May 2, an ongoing standoff between dozens of Chinese vessels and Vietnamese naval ships began. The maritime standoff sparked anti-Chinese sentiment on the Vietnamese shore, leading thousands to riot, burning and looting in industrial parks outside of Ho Chi Minh city on May 12 and 13. Xinhua has reported that two Chinese nationals were killed in the riots, and